December 26, 2012 / Front Page

The Misiuras are a close-knit Tonawanda family. They work together for the same retail store and live near one another, so when news broke on Dec. 14, 1990, that the family patriarch, Bernard S. More...

.The political patronage job hiring in this town has to stop. It’s not fair to town residents who are unemployed and who are passed over time and time again for those who have had town connections. More...

Michael K. Marshall, of Tonawanda, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Mr. Marshall was a Vietnam veteran in the Marine Corps and a recipient of the Purple Heart medal. He was a supermarket executive for the Peter J. Schmitt Co. More...

The Kenmore West wrestling team suffered a bit of a setback last Wednesday during a dual meet against Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls won eight of the 15 matches to claim a 45-39 victory at Kenmore West. More...

Since 1957, Sweet Home Federal Credit Union has been serving its clients to the best of its ability. By the middle of 2013, the credit union will be expanding its services at a new location that will include two drive-through teller lanes and a More...

Tomasz Racult was overweight, overworked and unhappy with his life. “I had a very poor diet,” said the East Aurora resident, who used to weigh 275 pounds and consumed junk food and numerous cups of coffee to get through his 12-hour More...

The Town of Tonawanda Public Library Board’s leader will relinquish his post at the end of this year. David Dietz, having spent a decade on the Library Board, six of those years as its chairman, is retiring from the board effective Dec. More...

Millie, who asked that her last name be withheld for safety reasons, has something honorable to celebrate but she “doesn’t want to make a big splash about it.” The long-time Town of Tonawanda resident celebrated her 102nd birt More...

Call it a “bridge deal” or a stopgap, but the new lease between the Buffalo Bills and Erie County for Ralph Wilson Stadium seems to be a stepping stone toward the ultimate goal of building a new facility. (See editorial on page four More...

Just in time for the holidays, the Kenilworth Library branch in the Town of Tonawanda learned that it would be adding to its hours of operation. The library, which currently operates 32 hours a week, will be expanding to 40 hours by adding eigh More...

Friday, Dec. 14 There was a report of a semiconscious female lying in the roadway on Delaware Avenue. An officer reported that the woman was transported to Kenmore Mercy Hospital via Twin City ambulance. More...

Excerpts from police calls are a regular feature in all nine Bee Group newspapers. Some of the more unusual reports from 2012 are reprinted here. Each is an actual listing from a local town or village police blotter. More...

In the past, Sweet Home High School seniors have attended Board of Education meetings as part of a course requirement for Participation in Government classes. Students would attend these meetings, take notes on the proceedings and leave after t More...

Cynthia and Edward Fisher of Snyder celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a backyard party and a family trip to the Adirondack Mountains, where they spent a week on a small lake. Edward Fischer married the former Cynthia Seeber on July More...